01/08/2009
Ford's Theatre Will Put Lincoln Coat on Limited Display (Washington Post)
Officials at Ford's Theatre have decided not to put on permanent display the embroidered overcoat Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated in 1865.
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01/08/2009
Drama, race collide at Goodman Theatre (Chicago Sun-Times)
A play at the Goodman Theatre that features a white actress in blackface is sparking controversy. Late Wednesday afternoon, hours before the opening of The Wooster Group production of Eugene O'Neill's play, "The Emperor Jones," at the Goodman, Third World Press sent out e-mails asking for a boycott of the show.
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01/08/2009
A 'Giant' reception for Domenik Hixon at Washington Theatre (The Warren Reporter)
CATHY MILLER/SPECIAL TO THE REPORTERHundreds of football fans gathered at the historic Washington Theatre Dec. 29 to welcome New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon, who signed autographs, including signing the back of the shirt of 10-year-old Alyssa Scudder. Part...
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01/08/2009
More 'Milk' at Civic's 19th Street Theatre (The Morning Call)
Civic Theatre of Allentown has extended the run of the Golden-Globe nominated '' Milk,'' starring Sean Penn as the late San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, through next Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Varsity Theatre to show 'Expiration Date' (Brigham Young NewsNet)
'Expiration Date' is a film created by LDS filmmaker Rick Stevenson and will be showing today at 8 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre in the Wilkinson Student Center.
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01/08/2009
Anger Over Ohio Dinner Theatre Closing (Arts Journal)
Many patrons of the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Akron were left with useless tickets they had paid for. "Those who used a credit card to purchase seats are being asked to contact their card company. Those who paid with cash are considered creditors who must wait until larger debt-holders are paid."
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01/08/2009
Lemon Bay High School Theatre four-time state winner (Gasparilla Gazette)
The Lemon Bay High School Theatre students have been selected again as one of the “Top Eight” theatre schools in the state of Florida. Their performance of “The Wedding Singer” won top honors and an invitation to present it twice at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 25.
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01/08/2009
Completion of new movie theatre expected (The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel)
Construction on Scottsboro’s new movie theatre, Hollywood 10 Cinema, is coming along well, according to City Building Inspector Rick Baird.
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01/08/2009
Lexington Youth Theatre to hold auditions for 'High School Musical 2' (The Lexington Dispatch)
The Lexington Youth Theatre will hold auditions for "High School Musical 2" next week.Performance dates are March 26-29, and rehearsals will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.
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01/08/2009
The future of the theatre (The Sentinel)
As part of a feasibility study undertaken by the Carlisle Theatre and Dickinson College, a user survey has been launched to determine how the nearly 1,000-seat downtown theater space could be used even more than it is now.
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